Ariana Madix declared that Tom Sandoval’s cheating Scan**l ‘does not define her’ as she made her Dancing With The Stars debut.
The Vanderpump Rules star’s life completely imploded earlier this year after it was revealed that her boyfriend of nine years .
The 38-year-old touched on the drama during on Tuesday, donning a sparkly version of her reunion revenge dress for her first dance with partner Pasha Pashkov.
In her VT, the sandwich shop owner said: ‘My life has been a roller coaster in the last year.
‘My partner of nine years and one of my best girlfriends were having an affair behind my back. And everybody got to watch it all play out and my life blow up on television.
‘But this Scan**l does not define me.’
‘Feeling like you were a joke to your partner of nine years is devastating, but I want to show other women that you don’t have to let that hold you back,’ she continued.
‘This is going to be a more confident, fun and vibrant version of myself because I don’t need anybody else. I love me.’
With that, Ariana hit the dancefloor with a stunning tango, aptly set to Love Myself by Hailee Steinfeld.
The judges, and those watching at home, were mesmerized, awarding the pair a solid 21 points out of 30 – launching them into second place, joint with Jason Mraz, as Charity Lawson and Artem Chigvintsev topped the leaderboard.
Fans watching from home couldn’t help but agree with all the praise, flooding social media with support.
One penned: ‘Wow wow wow #Ariana slayed on #dwts What a performance ! #VanderpumpRules #TeamAriana.’
‘Ariana was the best of the night no doubt #DWTS,’ a viewer said.
Another agreed: ‘Ariana Madix stays winning! She absolutely Ki**ed her 1st dance on #DWTS. Definite contender and fan fav! Love her energy!’
‘Finally saw Ariana’s performance from last night and I’m in tears #DWTS #PumpRules,’ a Twitter user added.
Sadly it wasn’t a successful night for Veep actor Matt Walsh who ended up being the first star eliminated, after he ended in the bottom two with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Mauricio Umansky.
Dancing With The Stars continues on Tuesdays on ABC.
